Join us for our fourth community read and book discussion about the novel that was shortlisted for the 2018 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, known as the “Arabic Booker Prize.”

Baghdad Clock takes place in an upscale district of the Iraqi capital in the 1990s, with the narrator finding herself and her family in a shelter fortified against American air raids.

Arabic copies of the book are available to borrow from the User Services Desk. You will need your membership card or your QID card to borrow it. To get the English version of the novel, access the Overdrive database or Libby App. You can use your Library membership to check out the ebook.

Date: 12 July 2023 

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Language: Arabic and English 

Target Audience: Public 

Seats are limited, please click the button below to register.